INSIGHTS IAS QUIZ ON STATIC SYLLABUS - 2018

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Question 1 of 5

1. Question

Which of the following statements is/are true about 1857 revolt

Simon Fraser was the Political Agent of the British in Delhi who was killed by sepoys

Bengal was the most intensely involved in the revolt

Select the correct answer using codes below

A. 1 only

B. 2 only

C. Both 1 and 2

D. Neither 1 nor 2

Correct

Answer – A

Simon Fraser, the Political Agent, and several other Englishmen were killed in Delhi; the public offices were either occupied or destroyed. The capture of Delhi and the proclamation of Bahadur Shah as the Emperor of Hindustan gave a positive political meaning to the Revolt and provided a rallying point for the rebels by recalling the past glory of the imperial city. Hence statement 1 is correct.

Revolt at Meerut and the capture of Delhi was the precursor to a widespread mutiny by the sepoys and rebellion almost all over North India, as well as Central and Western India. South India remained quiet and Punjab and Bengal were only marginally affected. Hence statement 2 is correct.

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Answer – A

Simon Fraser, the Political Agent, and several other Englishmen were killed in Delhi; the public offices were either occupied or destroyed. The capture of Delhi and the proclamation of Bahadur Shah as the Emperor of Hindustan gave a positive political meaning to the Revolt and provided a rallying point for the rebels by recalling the past glory of the imperial city. Hence statement 1 is correct.

Revolt at Meerut and the capture of Delhi was the precursor to a widespread mutiny by the sepoys and rebellion almost all over North India, as well as Central and Western India. South India remained quiet and Punjab and Bengal were only marginally affected. Hence statement 2 is correct.

Question 2 of 5

2. Question

Arrange the following precursor revolts to 1857 revolt in cantonments in chronological order

19th infantary, Berhampur

34th Native Infantary, Meerut

7th Regiment, Oudh

Select the correct answer using codes below

A. 1-2-3

B. 2-1-3

C. 2-3-1

D. 3-1-2

Correct

Answer – A

Even before the Meerut incident, there were rumblings of resentment in various cantonments. The 19th Native Infantry at Berhampur, which refused to use the newly introduced Enfield rifle, was disbanded in March 1857.

A young sepoy of the 34th Native Infantry, Mangal Pande, went a step further and fired at the Sergeant Major of his regiment. He was overpowered and executed and his regiment too, was disbanded.

The 7th Oudh Regiment later which defied its officers met with a similar fate.

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Answer – A

Even before the Meerut incident, there were rumblings of resentment in various cantonments. The 19th Native Infantry at Berhampur, which refused to use the newly introduced Enfield rifle, was disbanded in March 1857.

A young sepoy of the 34th Native Infantry, Mangal Pande, went a step further and fired at the Sergeant Major of his regiment. He was overpowered and executed and his regiment too, was disbanded.

The 7th Oudh Regiment later which defied its officers met with a similar fate.

Question 3 of 5

3. Question

Which of the following was/were not centres of 1857 revolt

Madras

Jagdishpur

Allahabad

Kanpur

Select the correct answer using codes below

A. 2, 3 and 4

B. 3 and 4

C. 1, 3 and 4

D. 1 and 2

Correct

Answer – A

Within a month of the capture of Delhi, the Revolt spread to different parts of the country: Kanpur, Lucknow, Benares, Allahabad, Bareilly, Jagdishpur and Jhansi.

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Answer – A

Within a month of the capture of Delhi, the Revolt spread to different parts of the country: Kanpur, Lucknow, Benares, Allahabad, Bareilly, Jagdishpur and Jhansi.

Question 4 of 5

4. Question

Who was the Governor General when 1857 Revolt?

A. Lord Dalhousie

B. Lord Canning

C. Lord Welessely

D. None of the above

Correct

Answer – B

The most outstanding leader of the Revolt was Rani Lakshmibhai, who assumed the leadership ofthe sepoys at Jhansi. Lord Dalhousie, the Governor-General, had refused to allow her adopted son to succeed to the throne after her husband died and had annexed the state by the application of theDoctrine of Lapse. The Rani had tried everything to reverse the decision. She even offered to keep Jhansi ‘safe’ for the British if they would grant her wishes. When it was clear nothing was working she joined the sepoys and, in time, became one of the most formidable enemies the British had tocontend with.

Though Lord Dalhousie devised “Doctrine of Lapse”, but he remained in office till 1856, after whom Lord Canning took over. Hence option B is correct.

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Answer – B

The most outstanding leader of the Revolt was Rani Lakshmibhai, who assumed the leadership ofthe sepoys at Jhansi. Lord Dalhousie, the Governor-General, had refused to allow her adopted son to succeed to the throne after her husband died and had annexed the state by the application of theDoctrine of Lapse. The Rani had tried everything to reverse the decision. She even offered to keep Jhansi ‘safe’ for the British if they would grant her wishes. When it was clear nothing was working she joined the sepoys and, in time, became one of the most formidable enemies the British had tocontend with.

Though Lord Dalhousie devised “Doctrine of Lapse”, but he remained in office till 1856, after whom Lord Canning took over. Hence option B is correct.

Question 5 of 5

5. Question

Consider the following leaders and their region of revolt in 1857

Kunwar Singh – Western UP

Khn Bahadur – Rohilkhand

Nana Saheb – Lukhnow

Select the correct answer using codes below

A. 1 only

B. 2 and 3

C. 1 and 3

D. All of them

Correct

Answer – D

In Bihar, the Revolt was led by Kunwar Singh, the zamindar of Jagdishpur, a 70-year-old man on thebrink of bankruptcy. He nursed a grudge against the British. He had been deprived of his estates bythem and his repeated appeals to be entrusted with their management again fell ondeaf ears. Eventhough he had not planned an uprising, he unhesitatingly joined the sepoys when they reached Arrah from Dinapore. Hence statement 1 is correct.

At Barielly, Khan Bahadur, a descendant of the former ruler of Rohilkhand, was placed in command. Living on a pension granted by the British, he was not too enthusiastic about this and had in fact, warned the Commissioner of the impending mutiny. Yet, once the Revolt broke out, he assumed the administration, organized an army of 40,000 soldiers and offered stiff resistance to the British. Hence statement 2 is correct.

At Kanpur, the natural choice was Nana Saheb, the adopted son of the last Peshwa, Baji Rao II. He had refused the family title and, banished from Poona, was living near Kanpur. Hence statement 3 is incorrect.

Begum Hazrat Mahal took over the reigns at Lucknow, where popular sympathy was overwhelmingly in favour of the deposed Nawab. Her son, Birjis Qadir, was proclaimed the Nawab and a regular administration was organized with important offices shared equally by Muslims and Hindus.

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Answer – D

In Bihar, the Revolt was led by Kunwar Singh, the zamindar of Jagdishpur, a 70-year-old man on thebrink of bankruptcy. He nursed a grudge against the British. He had been deprived of his estates bythem and his repeated appeals to be entrusted with their management again fell ondeaf ears. Eventhough he had not planned an uprising, he unhesitatingly joined the sepoys when they reached Arrah from Dinapore. Hence statement 1 is correct.

At Barielly, Khan Bahadur, a descendant of the former ruler of Rohilkhand, was placed in command. Living on a pension granted by the British, he was not too enthusiastic about this and had in fact, warned the Commissioner of the impending mutiny. Yet, once the Revolt broke out, he assumed the administration, organized an army of 40,000 soldiers and offered stiff resistance to the British. Hence statement 2 is correct.

At Kanpur, the natural choice was Nana Saheb, the adopted son of the last Peshwa, Baji Rao II. He had refused the family title and, banished from Poona, was living near Kanpur. Hence statement 3 is incorrect.

Begum Hazrat Mahal took over the reigns at Lucknow, where popular sympathy was overwhelmingly in favour of the deposed Nawab. Her son, Birjis Qadir, was proclaimed the Nawab and a regular administration was organized with important offices shared equally by Muslims and Hindus.